In March,1988, Audrey began her work as an International Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF by visiting the poorest country in the world--Ethiopia. Over the next five years she traveled and witnessed and reported on the hardships and dire conditions under which hundreds of thousands of children were struggling to survive.
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The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced a ten-year joint commitment to support UNICEF’s, “All Children in School” educational initiative. The campaign is aimed at bringing quality basic education to 115,000,000 children in developing nations, two-thirds of whom are girls.
In one of her last speeches as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Audrey said: “Children are our most vital resource, our hope for the future. Unless they can be assured of not only physically surviving the first fragile years of life, but also of emotional, physical and social abuse, it is impossible to envisage a world that is free of tension and violence.” She also believed that, “A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children the protection they need from the hazard of poverty, labor, exploitation and disease, and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to reach their full potential.”
This is the mission of the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and the spirit with which it joins UNICEF in its “All Children in School” project.
In one of her last speeches as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Audrey said: “Children are our most vital resource, our hope for the future. Unless they can be assured of not only physically surviving the first fragile years of life, but also of emotional, physical and social abuse, it is impossible to envisage a world that is free of tension and violence.” She also believed that, “A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children the protection they need from the hazard of poverty, labor, exploitation and disease, and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to reach their full potential.”
This is the mission of the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and the spirit with which it joins UNICEF in its “All Children in School” project.
"Finally, something to go with that little black dress."
The "Audreybag™"
Handcrafted in Italy, each audreybag™ is precisely cut and stitched by hand, fastened with the best brass finish hardware available. Made of 100% cotton canvas printed with Audrey images.
Every audreybag™ comes with a leather tag embossed with Audrey's trademark signature and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity signed by Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
The project was created by Audrey's family and 100%
of the profits go to the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.
Handcrafted in Italy, each audreybag™ is precisely cut and stitched by hand, fastened with the best brass finish hardware available. Made of 100% cotton canvas printed with Audrey images.
Every audreybag™ comes with a leather tag embossed with Audrey's trademark signature and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity signed by Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
The project was created by Audrey's family and 100%
of the profits go to the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.
In 1994, the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund was created by Audrey's sons, Sean and Luca, and long-time companion, Robby Wolders, to continue her work as a UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador.
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The Audrey Hepburn Childrens Fund
has contributed to:
- Asociacion Global Human Referendum, Spain
- Bulgarian Children's Houses
- The Child Soldier Relief Foundation
- Don Imus Pediatric Center, Hackensack , New Jersey
- Entertainment Industry Foundation, Los Angeles
- Field of Dreams, Inc., Salem, New Hampshire
- Make A Wish Foundation
- The Pajama Program
- School on Wheels
... and MANY MORE
- Bulgarian Children's Houses
- The Child Soldier Relief Foundation
- Don Imus Pediatric Center, Hackensack , New Jersey
- Entertainment Industry Foundation, Los Angeles
- Field of Dreams, Inc., Salem, New Hampshire
- Make A Wish Foundation
- The Pajama Program
- School on Wheels
... and MANY MORE
“I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II,” said actress Audrey Hepburn on her appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador in 1989. “I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.” As a result of her work for UNICEF over subsequent years, that gratitude is mutual.” “People in these places don’t know Audrey Hepburn, but they recognise the name UNICEF. When they see UNICEF their faces light up, because they know that something is happening. In the Sudan, for example, they call a water pump UNICEF.” |